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So does using websockets allow you to scan local IP ranges and find other devices on the LAN?
by dndvr 6y ago
So does using websockets allow you to scan local IP ranges and find other devices on the LAN?
- hedora 6y agoBy the rule of all web technology sucks and is untrustworthy, they block 10.0.0.0 and 192.168.0.0, but inexplicably allow 172.16.0.0-172.31.255.255. (Or at least, that was what someone else claimed last time this came up on HN)
- eganist 6y agoWho's "they" in this context? It's unclear to me if this refers to eBay or browser vendors.
- disposekinetics 6y agoMy understanding is it allows them to check for things listening on loopback, given they appear to be checking for SSH tunnels.